Carrying the Dragon King's Baby

Sacrificed mute girl must bear the dragon king's heir.

Elowen's father and stepmother sell her as the kingdom's decadal tribute to the dragon king. A curse steals her voice before she reaches his castle. A botched escape drops her into his bath, revealing his human form. Instead of executing the intruder, the monarch feels an unprecedented physical pull. Desperate for an heir to secure his throne, he binds her with a blood contract demanding she conceive his child within two months.

• fantasy
• romance
• contract marriage

1. Father and stepmother sell her as tribute
2. Curse renders her mute before arrival
3. Blood contract requires heir in two months

Fans of forced-proximity fantasy romance with high-stakes contractual pregnancy.